CHICAGO, Ill. - Loyola Chicago dropped a sweep to No. 12 Minnesota Friday night in Gentile to wrap up a four-match home stretch. 

The Ramblers fall to 3-7 on the season.

"Minnesota is a very good team. They played a really clean match and didn't give us a lot of points," said head coach Amanda Berkley. "We had a few too many hitting errors. I thought Sam had a great game defensively. Everything that was channeled towards her, she was able to make the play. I am proud of her. She really stepped up tonight."

Leyna Nguyen finished with 12 kills on the day to lead the Ramblers attack while hitting .286. 

How It Happened
SET 1 | The Ramblers found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-19. Loyola trailed by as many as seven points as Minnesota never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up just once before the Golden Gophers took control.

SET 2 | A 25-10 second-set loss put Loyola behind 2-0 in the match. Loyola trailed by as many as 15 points as Minnesota grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 in a set that was tied up just once before the Gophers took over the lead.

SET 3 | Loyola couldn't prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Ramblers fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before falling in the set 25-15.

Game Notes

• Nguyen had a team-high one ace.
• Nguyen had a match-high 12 kills.
• Sam Falk tallied a team-high 17 digs.
• Loyola attackers were helped by a team-high 13 assists from Josie Halbleib.